The Electoral Commission of South Africa IEC has taken a decisive stance by requesting that the Electoral Court to reject the Umkhonto weSizwe Partys MKPs request to with draw their court case aimed at overturning the election results.
This move comes in response to the MKPs serious allegations on the credibility of the May 29 elections.
According to the IECs chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo, the MK Partys assertion that 9.3 million votes were missing was patently false.
After accusing the IEC of deliberate vote-rigging, the MK Party on Wednesday gave notice to the court that it was withdrawing its case and that it would no longer be challenge the results of the elections.
However, on Friday the IEC wrote to court saying the notice of withdrawal was irregular and asked the court to set down the matter for hearing and argument so that the MKPs allegations of vote rigging can be publicly ventilated and tested.
